Garden on the Wall® and Myceen Announce Strategic Collaboration to Bring Carbon-Negative Mycelium Acoustic Panels to the US Commercial Interior Design Market

The partnership debuts at NeoCon 2026 with "The Architecture of Nature"; a first–of–its–kind Trade Show installation integrating preserved botanical design with cultivated mycelium acoustic panels.

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Fairfield, NJ  - Garden on the Wall^®, the pioneer of preserved botanical design for commercial interiors in the United States, and Myceen, the Estonian climate–tech company cultivating mycelium–based acoustic panels, today announced a strategic collaboration to bring Myceen's carbon–negative, 100% bio–based acoustic panels to the US commercial interior design market. The partnership establishes an ongoing, specifiable product offering for architects, interior designers, and corporate real estate professionals - and makes its public debut at NeoCon 2026 in Chicago with a joint installation titled The Architecture of Nature.

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Two Materials. One Standard.

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The collaboration is grounded in a shared conviction: that the most responsible specification is also the most beautiful one. Garden on the Wall® has spent over a decade building the most rigorously certified preserved garden, moss wall and planting systems offering in the US market, with 1,900+ completed installations, 460+ award–winning projects, and a credential portfolio that no other preserved garden provider holds. As of April 2026, Garden on the Wall^® is the only preserved garden provider worldwide with a published Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)  -  confirming verified negative embodied carbon  –  alongside an HPD v2.3, Declare Label, Red List Free status, CDPH Section 01350 VOC compliance for the complete installed system, ASTM D6866 100% bio–based content verification, and ASTM E84 Class A fire rating, company offers for materiality and assurance.

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Myceen, based in Tallinn, Estonia, holds an equivalent standard in its own category: mycelium acoustic panels cultivated entirely from upcycled paper and wood industry by–products, with no chemicals, no synthetic additives, and no VOC off–gassing; delivering a carbon-negative lifecycle and full composting ability at end of life.

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When Garden on the Wall^® evaluated Myceen as a potential partner, the decision was immediate. "We do not bring products to our clients unless we are prepared to stand behind them with the same integrity we bring to our own," said Miné Hisim, co-founder of Garden on the Wall®. "Myceen clears that bar. Their material transparency, their production ethics, and the quality of what they grow are aligned with everything we represent. This is not a product addition - it is a natural extension of our design philosophy."

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The Integrated Product

The Garden on the Wall^® and Myceen collaboration offers designers a fully integrated biophilic installation system: Myceen's custom–grown mycelium acoustic panels incorporated directly into Garden on the Wall^® preserved garden designs. The result is a wall installation that operates simultaneously as a biophilic design element, an acoustic performance solution, and a material health statement; without mechanical systems, synthetic foam, or compromise on indoor air quality.

Biophilic research consistently demonstrates that botanical diversity - variation in texture, pattern, and organic material - produces stronger restorative neurological responses than any single element alone. By layering Myceen's naturally porous, one-of-a-kind mycelium surfaces within a preserved moss and foliage composition, the integrated installation engages multiple sensory dimensions at once. Each mycelium panel is cultivated, not manufactured, and its pattern generated by fungi during the growth process, making every panel unique. No dyes. No pigments. No two panels identical.

For designers specifying spaces where acoustic performance, material transparency, and biophilic quality are simultaneously non-negotiable - and in today's commercial interior market, they increasingly are - this collaboration establishes a new benchmark for what a single Biophilic installation can deliver.

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The Architecture of Nature - NeoCon 2026

The collaboration's public debut, The Architecture of Nature, will be on view at NeoCon 2026 in Chicago this June. The installation represents the first time these two material systems have been combined in a commercial interior context - a proof of concept that is simultaneously a specifiable, market-ready product. Designers attending NeoCon this June (2026) will be able to experience the integration of preserved botanical elements and cultivated mycelium forms firsthand, and to engage with both teams on specification, customization, and project applications.

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A European Climate - Tech Innovator Enters the US Market

Myceen's entry into the US market coincides with a significant milestone for the company: its recent selection for the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pre–Accelerator program - one of the most competitive climate–tech development initiatives in Europe - carrying a €500,000 grant and a comprehensive range of business development opportunities. The recognition reflects the strength of Myceen's proprietary low–energy cultivation process and the commercial viability of mycelium composites as a mainstream alternative to fossil–based construction and interior products.

"We have been watching the US commercial interior design market closely, and we knew that entering it required the right partner – not just a distributor, but a company that shares our standards and understands the language of material transparency that leading design firms now expect," said Siim Karro, CEO and co–founder of Myceen. "Garden on the Wall^® is exactly that partner. Their reputation in this market, their certification credentials, and their commitment to evidence–based design give us the confidence that Myceen's acoustic panels will reach the specifiers who will appreciate them most. We are proud to debut this collaboration at NeoCon and to make it available to the US market going forward."

Can Ozturk, Chief Sustainability Officer and co-founder at Garden on the Wall^®, added: "The EIC Pre–Accelerator selection is a strong signal to the US market about where Myceen stands among climate–tech innovators globally. We are introducing a company that has already been validated at the highest levels of European innovation – and whose product we have integrated into our own work because we believe in it enough to put our name on it."

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Availability

The Garden on the Wall® and Myceen integrated acoustic panel offering is available for specification effective immediately. Design teams, architects, and corporate real estate professionals interested in incorporating the system into current or upcoming projects are invited to contact Garden on the Wall^® directly.

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About Garden on the Wall®; Garden on the Wall® is a women-owned (WBE/SBE) preserved botanical design company based in Fairfield, New Jersey, specializing in the design, fabrication, and installation of preserved gardens, moss walls, planter inserts, and draping foliage for commercial interiors nationwide. With 1,960+ installations and 460+ award–winning projects across workplace, healthcare, and aviation environments, Garden on the Wall^® is the only preserved garden provider worldwide with a published EPD, HPD v2.3, Declare Label Red List Free status, and full material transparency certification across the complete installed system. www.gardenonthewall.com

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About Myceen; Myceen is a climate-tech company based in Tallinn, Estonia, developing mycelium-based materials for commercial interiors and construction. Myceen's acoustic panels are cultivated from upcycled organic by-products using a proprietary low–energy production process – delivering carbon-negative, 100% bio-based, chemical-free surfaces with natural acoustic absorption properties. Myceen is a recipient of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pre-Accelerator grant and has shipped to clients across 15+ countries. www.myceen.com